Half a minute later, Sean met Earl River's butler William again in the living room of the residence.

Compared to the last time they met, Butler William's face was much rosier.

The last time he came to the residence, his face was very pale and his hands were red from the cold. It must have been caused by riding back to the city overnight.

After more than an hour of calming down, William's face looked much better, but he still didn't touch the coffee brought by the servant.

"Your Highness Sean, we meet again." William stood up and saluted Sean.

"Sit down, why are you here with me this time?" Sean found a seat in the living room and sat down, then looked at William.

"I have bad news and good news here, which one do you want to hear first?" William's expression was a little serious.

"Bad news." Sean said casually.

William thought for a while and said with some embarrassment: "Actually, our master forgot to tell you one thing just now, that is, after the Viscount of Lake led the soldiers from the territory to the battlefield, the defense of Hetan Town was very empty.

A few days ago, several gnoll tribes near the town teamed up to raid and occupy Hetan Town. A small number of residents were captured by them, and the other residents escaped and became refugees.

Some of the refugees came to Jon and gathered in the refugee camp outside the south gate, while others went to other towns."

"What?!" Sean's face changed drastically, he stood up suddenly and stared at William closely.

His territory was actually occupied by jackals. This was simply bad news.

After all, he went to Hetan Town to become a lord. Even if he could drive away the jackals, could a lord without subjects still be considered a lord?

"Your Highness Sean, don't be too excited. After all, things have developed like this. There is no point in being excited. Besides, I still have good news to say." William stood up hurriedly to comfort Sean.

"You're right, there's no point in getting excited." Sean forced himself to sit in his seat and forced himself to calm down.

After taking a sip from the coffee in front of him with slightly trembling hands, Sean asked: "What is the good news you are talking about?"

"That's right, His Highness Sean." William said seriously: "Our master is also responsible for the attack on Hetan Town. After all, our master assists the principality in governing the Yoen area. We do have the obligation to help other small lords defend their territory, so we

The master will send troops to destroy this group of jackals."

"Is this good news?"

"Of course it's more than that. If such a vicious incident occurs, you can use the identity of a 'pioneering knight' (a pioneer knight refers to a knight who builds a city in the wasteland or regains lost land) to return to Hetan Town. According to the laws of the principality, the first three years will be exempted.

For all taxes paid to the principality, our master will also apply to the principality to extend the tax-free period to five years as compensation for you."

"Is it tax-free for five years? That's okay." Sean forced a smile, feeling more or less comforted in his heart.

"That's all I have to tell you, so I'll take my leave now.

I still need to go to the military camp to convey the master's order, so that the army can set off with you and escort you to the territory safely." William looked at the sky and said goodbye.

"Well, you didn't sleep last night either. You have to be busy with so many things today. It's really hard on you." Sean stood up and patted William on the shoulder.

William, the butler, came back overnight last night and was busy with various things today. He also had to hand over gold coins and arrange the dinner in the afternoon, which was not easy.

William didn't seem to expect that Sean would care about him. He was stunned for a while, and then said slowly: "I should help the master and His Highness solve their problems. These are what I should do. Goodbye, Your Highness Sean."

"Goodbye!" Sean waved.

William saluted Sean and walked out of the living room.

But when he walked to the door of the living room, William turned to look at Sean and said in a very low voice: "If you want to choose a mercenary group to station in the territory for a long time, it is best to choose Lieyan from the four major mercenary groups.

Cross, never choose Wolf Settlement or Dark Gold Rose."

After the butler William finished speaking, he left without looking back.

...

Is it better to choose the Cross of Fire?

After watching William leave, Sean began to think over and over what William said before leaving.

The two mercenary groups recommended to him by Earl River were Wolf Settlement and Silver Hourglass, but Butler William recommended another mercenary group. Who should he trust? Both Earl River and Butler William seemed like good people.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it so much. The boat will naturally straighten out when it reaches the bridge. Let’s take our time according to the plan.

...

Sean also left the living room after the butler William left. Soon, he found the butler Henry in the lobby of the residence, who was sorting out the purchase list with a frown.

"Henry, I have something to tell you." Sean walked up to Henry and whispered.

"What's the matter? Your Highness Sean." Henry's brows widened, he put down his pen and stood up to salute Sean.

"You have to be mentally prepared for what I'm talking about..." Sean repeated the news he heard from the butler William to Henry.

Henry was in a good mood, after all, his salary had just doubled.

But listening to Sean's narration, Henry's face gradually became gloomy, and his arms and body began to tremble uncontrollably.

By the end, Henry's face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water.

After all, Hetan Town is his hometown and the place where he has been staying for forty years of his life. He didn't expect that...

Seeing Henry's gloomy face and trembling body, Sean understood his mood and comforted him: "The Earl of River promised to exempt all taxes on the territory for the past five years. Don't worry, I will try my best to revive Hetan Town."

"Your Highness...Thank you so much!" Henry almost burst into tears.

Sean patted Henry on the shoulder and said: "These are what I should do, you continue to work.

The original work you have to do remains the same, but one more thing is added to the original work: This morning you go buy some clothes, food, and daily necessities, and in the afternoon we go to the refugee camp outside the city to see the residents of Hetan Town."

"Okay! The mission must be completed!" Henry replied excitedly.

But when he said this, he seemed to think of something again, and whispered to Sean:

"But Your Highness...I don't have that much money."

Sean rolled his eyes at Henry and said:

"You can borrow some from the butler William first. He has gone to the military camp now, and you can find him there.

If we pay the money, we can pay it back in the afternoon. Do you still want me to teach you about this kind of thing?"

Sean looked at his butler with disappointment and couldn't help but shook his head.

I don't seem to be a very smart housekeeper.

Henry's face suddenly turned a little red.

"Your Highness, I will work hard to complete the work you have given me, and I will definitely live up to your expectations!" Henry promised.
Chapter completed!